SBD Dauntless in Action - Aircraft No. 64

Squadron/Signal Aircraft in Action #1064

by Robert C. Stern

The Douglas SBD Dauntless, the Slow But Deadly Dauntless, was easily the most famous bomber of World War II, and possibly the most important dive bomber flown by any combatant during World War II. The Dauntless was already considered obsolete even before the United States entered the war. Obsolescence not with standing, The Dauntless sunk more enemy shipping during 1942 than all other aircraft combined and destroyed the cream of the Japanese aircraft carrier fleet during the Battle of Midway, a blow from which the Japanese Navy never recovered.

49 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 1984

Reviews

[Little Timmy]

Enjoyable read on the history of this aircraft. Recommended

[Christian D. D.]

It's been nearly 30 years since I read this book, but I recall it being a very good source of historical and statistical info on this great WWII warbird. My only gripe was that it didn't go into more detail on the air-to-air kills scored by Dauntless pilots and gunners alike (hence my rating of only 4 rather than 5 stars).